A New Me

I just did my weekly weigh-in. I was down only 0.8 lbs this week, but it’s better than a weight gain, especially since I only worked out on Sunday and Monday of last week. That brings my weight loss for the first 2 weeks to almost 5 lbs. Considering my plan is to lose at least 2 lbs a week, I’m slightly ahead of schedule. So I’m not that upset about only losing 0.8 lbs.

My motivation definitely sucked last week. I just didn’t work out. I knew I should, but I still didn’t. I did stay on my diet (I hate calling it that … it’s more of a change in eating habits) … except for yesterday. Robin, Dannilynn, and I went out to supper at Chilis. I got the chicken fried steak (which was the BEST that I’ve had in quite a long time). I did have potatoes and broccoli along with that, and we didn’t get dessert. And we went out last nite, so add beer to that list (more wasted calories).

So … how would I rate my progress thus far? I think I’d give myself a B-. If I rate fitness and diet separately, then fitness gets a D and diet gets an A-. I really need to bring the fitness grade up. If I continue to eat the way I have been (eating normal sized portions and not snacking) and get on a regular fitness routine, I should easily make my goal of 2 lbs a week … maybe even more. I’m trying not to push myself or kill myself because if I do that, I know that I’ll just end up stopping completely. I need to stop being lazy though. I need to get a regular routine going and stick with it. So that’s my next mini-goal. Wish me luck.